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> # Science is spectral analysis. Art is light synthesis.

[Karl Kraus](https://quotesby.net/Karl-Kraus)\#9

[Art](https://quotesby.net/Karl-Kraus/art/)[Method](https://quotesby.net/topics/method/)[Methodology](https://quotesby.net/topics/methodology/)[Science](https://quotesby.net/topics/science/)[Understanding](https://quotesby.net/topics/understanding/)

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## About this quote

What does it mean?Science breaks things down to understand them, while art combines elements to create meaning.In plain termsScience takes things apart, art puts them together.What can you take from it?Analysis and synthesis are different paths to understanding.

### Where it applies

- research
- creative work
- education

### Putting it to work

- balance analysis and synthesis
- appreciate both fields
- use both methods

### Questions to consider

- Which method do you prefer?
- How do science and art overlap?

### Another view

Science often involves synthesis, and art involves analysis.

## More from Karl Kraus

1. > War: first, one hopes to win; then one expects the enemy to lose; then, one is satisfied that he too is suffering; in the end, one is surprised that everyone h…

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2. > I hear noises which others don't hear and which disturb for me the music of the spheres, which others don't hear either.

[Permalink to quote \#10](https://quotesby.net/Karl-Kraus/10/ "Permalink to quote 10")
3. > My unconscious knows more about the consciousness of the psychologist than his consciousness knows about my unconscious.

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